Most annoying mispronunciation

mikeym · 07-04-2013 11:54PM

Condatis wrote: »

Data pronounced as DATEa.

Have you seen the latest E-Mobile ads :mad: someone has been watching too much Star Trek!

The King of Moo · 07-04-2013 11:57PM

earlyevening wrote: »

A lot of people say "racialist" when they mean "racist".

That's because they have the same meaning. "Racialism" can be used to mean a belief in differences between races, without making value judgements on those differences, but it's long been accepted as a synonym for "racist" in addition to this meaning.

Gods, why do I get dragged into threads on pronunciation? The misguided nitpicking drives me crazy.

greenflash · 08-04-2013 01:23AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I have a problem with fully grown adults adopting American pronunciations they've picked up from TV/Movies, despite being born and raised in Ireland by Irish families.

E.g., calling it the Human REEsources dept, or the STOOdio, TOOB (tube) etc.

It's all a part of the cultural surrender we Irish people have been conducting for the last 50 years.

We insist on copying the frivolous and frothy bits of American culture without also imitating the culture of excellence in terms of great institutions like Harvard, New York Times, US military, etc.

Irks me a tad.

Agreed. The Americanisation of Ireland through trashyTV is depressing. The vocabulary, prononciation and turn of phrase of the majority of under 30s is pretty much derived from US television series.

Qualitymark · 08-04-2013 09:56AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm with you on that one!

Also, ppl who incorrectly pronounce Ranelagh as "RENelagh"

Um, actually RENelagh is correct!

"That looks dodge" is just Dublin slang.

earlyevening · 08-04-2013 10:11AM

The King of Moo wrote: »

That's because they have the same meaning. "Racialism" can be used to mean a belief in differences between races, without making value judgements on those differences, but it's long been accepted as a synonym for "racist" in addition to this meaning.

Gods, why do I get dragged into threads on pronunciation? The misguided nitpicking drives me crazy.

Meant to say that a lot of people say "ray-shist" for "racist".
I guess it was late and I was falling asleep!

The King of Moo · 08-04-2013 11:58AM

earlyevening wrote: »

Meant to say that a lot of people say "ray-shist" for "racist".
I guess it was late and I was falling asleep!

Ah ok. It reminds me of people spelling "fascism" as "facism." What do they have against faces?

pickarooney · 08-04-2013 03:56PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I have a problem with fully grown adults adopting American pronunciations they've picked up from TV/Movies, despite being born and raised in Ireland by Irish families.

E.g., calling it the Human REEsources dept, or the STOOdio, TOOB (tube) etc.

It's all a part of the cultural surrender we Irish people have been conducting for the last 50 years.

We insist on copying the frivolous and frothy bits of American culture without also imitating the culture of excellence in terms of great institutions like Harvard, New York Times, US military, etc.

Irks me a tad.

"Movies", you say?

cazzzzz · 08-04-2013 08:34PM

Uncanning instead of uncanny- annoying!

cazzzzz · 08-04-2013 08:35PM

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

Another one I've heard on Irish television is millun instead of million. The same mistake is made with regard to billion.

That's a bogger thing though usually heard in Cork.

'Thanks a millun'. I've also heard Cork people say thanks a thousand. Oh lord.

washiskin · 08-04-2013 08:44PM

The word "Interim" is nearly always bastardised into "Interm" by broadcasters, especially that pseudo bogger who does the early morning Sports News on TodayFM :mad:

08-04-2013 10:27PM

pickarooney wrote: »

"Movies", you say?

Touché

08-04-2013 10:30PM

Qualitymark wrote: »

Um, actually RENelagh is correct!

Explain how that's correct.

If it was spelt "Renelagh", I'd understand. But it's spelt "Ranelagh".

Why would you pronounce "Ran" as "Ren", and how could that be correct

Gaspode · 08-04-2013 10:49PM

'Ah jayziz, I'd be weary of that....' No you wouldnt, you would be 'wary' of that. Different thing altogether!

dxhound2005 · 08-04-2013 11:02PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Explain how that's correct.

If it was spelt "Renelagh", I'd understand. But it's spelt "Ranelagh".

Why would you pronounce "Ran" as "Ren", and how could that be correct

If that's the way people who live there pronounce it then who are you to tell them they are wrong? Would you tell the people of Derby it shouldn't be prounounced darby? Or the people of Strabane that they have to rhyme it with lane?

It's nearly as bad as the people earlier in the thread complaining about how some others prounounce their own surname e.g. Noel Gallagher and Tim Cahill.

tayto lover · 08-04-2013 11:12PM

Drawda for Drogheda

wintersolstice · 08-04-2013 11:29PM

Jonury instead of January

Soturday instead of Saturday

euroS when it should be euro

trouser ie I'll put on my trouser now

Eyetalian

The King of Moo · 08-04-2013 11:33PM

wintersolstice wrote: »

Jonury instead of January

Soturday instead of Saturday

euroS when it should be euro

trouser ie I'll put on my trouser now

Eyetalian

Both are acceptable.

And some days, I just feel like wearing one trouser leg. Should I be judged for that?

shopaholic01 · 08-04-2013 11:45PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

And some days, I just feel like wearing one trouser leg. Should I be judged for that?

I'm sure you look very fetching!

The King of Moo · 08-04-2013 11:47PM

shopaholic01 wrote: »

I'm sure you look very fetching!

The girls love it when I wink at them.

Mars Bar · 08-04-2013 11:54PM

My Mam pronounces listen as lesson. :mad:

My Dad says cashel instead of castle.

Qualitymark · 09-04-2013 12:02AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Explain how that's correct.

If it was spelt "Renelagh", I'd understand. But it's spelt "Ranelagh".

Why would you pronounce "Ran" as "Ren", and how could that be correct

Are you suggesting that English-language spelling is logical? It's pronounced that way because that's the way the name is pronounced. Just like Featherstonehaugh is commonly pronounced Fanshaw. Not logical. Just right.

(And the Cromwellians spelled Drogheda as Tredagh - not far from Droichead Átha!)

(And if we pronounced things according to how they're spelled, in English or Irish, Naas would be pronounced Nawss.)

Kayly · 09-04-2013 06:52PM

cazzzzz wrote: »

That's a bogger thing though usually heard in Cork.

'Thanks a millun'. I've also heard Cork people say thanks a thousand. Oh lord.

Agreed..and even worse- "brill-ant" or "pure brill-ant". Argh!

ViveLaVie · 09-04-2013 07:42PM

greenflash wrote: »

Agreed. The Americanisation of Ireland through trashyTV is depressing. The vocabulary, prononciation and turn of phrase of the majority of under 30s is pretty much derived from US television series.

Well that's just not true.

Kayly · 09-04-2013 09:02PM

ViveLaVie wrote: »

Well that's just not true.

"Erm, like it SO is true, like. OMG. (Not all but quite a few!)

Mr E · 10-04-2013 08:52AM

I've heard many different pronunciations of Savita Halappanavar on the radio this week. I wish radio bosses would get all their presenters and news readers into a single room and tell them how to pronounce her name (and show her some dignity by not mangling her name).

peneau · 10-04-2013 05:27PM

ex-cetera it's et-cetera

quite for quiet

youz for you (you is also the plural)

Just a heads up for all the so called D4 accent mispronunciations. I'm from Sandymount D4, most in D4 don't speak in that manner
those horrendous mangling examples of Irish English, I think began in Souith Couinty Dublin (also remember the AA Roidwatch girls), take
a stroll through Sandymount/Ringsend/Irishtown speaking like that and you'll soon be put in your place, probably because we don't have many
roindabouts in D4 !

stoneill · 10-04-2013 05:48PM

cazzzzz wrote: »

Uncanning instead of uncanny- annoying!

Very annoyey

earlyevening · 10-04-2013 08:31PM

A lot of people have a problem with "insulation".

It comes out as "inshulation". Just heard it on TV about 2mins ago!

MrCreosote · 10-04-2013 10:05PM

peneau wrote: »

youz for you (you is also the plural)

I think youse/youz is acceptable for you(plural). English lacks that word.

Possessive pronoun- yisser.

Qualitymark · 10-04-2013 10:37PM

I kind of love really old-fashioned pronunciations; my father talked about "primmers" (school primers) and "bassic" (basic) things.

Most annoying mispronunciation

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